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Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Birthday
August 25, 1940
Died
March 10, 2004
Place of Birth
Berlin, Germany
Also Known As
- Norbert Grupe
- Wilhelm von Homburg
Wilhelm von Homburg
0.8 Popularity
Biography
Norbert Grupe (born August 25, 1940 – March 10, 2004), better known outside Germany by his stage name Wilhelm von Homburg, was a German boxer, actor, and professional wrestler known for his villainous supporting roles in various high-profile films of the 1980s and 1990s, including Vigo the Carpathian in Ghostbusters II, the henchman James in Die Hard, and Souteneur in Werner Herzog's Stroszek.
Known For
5.8
Self
The Boxing Prince
2002
7.2
Simon
In the Mouth of Madness
1995
4.9
Maitre 'D
The Silence of the Hams
1994
6.3
Charles Macum Diggs
Diggstown
1992
3.9
Killer
Eye of the Storm
1991
4.5
Bike
Night of the Warrior
1991
1.7
Juan Carlos
Midnight Cabaret
1990
6.1
West Berlin Police Lieutenant
The Package
1989
6.6
Vigo
Ghostbusters II
1989
7.8
James
Die Hard
1988
Credits
The Boxing Prince
as Self
2002
5.8
In the Mouth of Madness
as Simon
1995
7.2
The Silence of the Hams
as Maitre 'D
1994
4.9
Diggstown
as Charles Macum Diggs
1992
6.3
Eye of the Storm
as Killer
1991
3.9
Night of the Warrior
as Bike
1991
4.5
Midnight Cabaret
as Juan Carlos
1990
1.7
The Package
as West Berlin Police Lieutenant
1989
6.1
Ghostbusters II
as Vigo
1989
6.6
Die Hard
as James
1988
7.8
I Am My Films: A Portrait of Werner Herzog
as Self
1979
8.0
Stroszek
as Souteneur
1977
7.3
The Swiss Conspiracy
as Hit Man in cook suit (uncredited)
1976
4.6
Gentlemen in White Vests
as Boxer Max Graf
1970
8.3
The Wrecking Crew
as Gregor
1968
5.7
The Hell with Heroes
as Hans
1968
5.2
The Devil's Brigade
as Fritz
1968
6.3
The Invaders
as Alien Patient
1967
6.8
Torn Curtain
as Blonde Twin in Bus (uncredited)
1966
6.6
The Last of the Secret Agents?
as GGI Man
1966
3.3
The Wild Wild West
1965
7.6
🎬
Das aktuelle Sportstudio
as self
1963
0.0
🎬
Der Sport-Spiegel
as self
1963
6.0
Gunsmoke
as Otto
1955
6.6